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SNAs protect natural communities, geological formations, and archaeological sites for research purposes and as refuges for biodiversity and endangered and threatened species. [1] Newer SNA Sign. Wisconsin's State Natural Areas Program was created in 1951 and was the first state-sponsored programo of its kind in the United States.
Pewit's Nest State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, USA, that includes a deep gorge formed during the retreat of the last glacier. Pewit's Nest is outside Baraboo in Sauk County . At one time a waterwheel and mill were located on the site and an individual lived in the solid sandstone.
The chief feature of the reserve is the Kettle Moraine, a highly glaciated area. The area contains very hilly terrain and glacial landforms, such as kettles , kames and eskers . The 56,000-acre (23,000 ha) [ 1 ] forest is divided into two large and three small units, which are spread across a hundred miles.
The state park includes many buildings on its land. The exhibits at the park's nature center focus on the geology and natural history of the area. Public nature programs are offered in the summer, as well as evening programs on Saturday nights in the Northern Lights Amphitheater.
Presently, the marsh is 32,000 acres (130 km 2) in area, most of it open water and cattail marsh. The southern third, approximately 11,000 acres (45 km 2), is owned by the state of Wisconsin and forms the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area, which was established as a nesting area for waterfowl and resting area for migratory birds.
The Laurel-Snow trail within the natural area was the first National Recreation Trail designated in Tennessee. [1] The Laurel-Snow State Natural Area got its name from two of the four waterfalls in the area, the 80-foot (24 m) Laurel Falls [2] and the 12-foot (3.7 m) Snow Falls. [3]
Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area is a state park unit of Wisconsin, United States, preserving numerous glacial landforms. The abundance and quality of these geological features led to its being included in the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve. The Ice Age National Scenic Trail passes through the park. The park is largely undeveloped ...
Brule Glacial Spillway is located in east-central Douglas County, within the Brule River State Forest, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Solon Springs.The natural area consists of three separate parcels along an 8-mile (13 km) stretch of the upper Bois Brule River.